Jingchu, Hanyang
A carriage slowly stopped at the door of Duan Mansion, and then Duan Zhibao, the commander of the Jingchu Army with a gloomy expression, got out of the carriage and walked towards the house... ············
Although Sun Chenggong, who was in the Sun Mansion just now, understood the difficulties he and Li Zhengyong were facing from Cheng Pingzhi's words, he did not give them any trouble and asked them to go to the front line to take over the command, but he also scolded them both. pause.
Duan Zhibao was also very aggrieved by Sun Chenggong's scolding. He felt that there were not many ways to attack the enemy, and the Zhennan Army on the opposite side was well-equipped and defended the city and would not fight you out of the city.
Although the Jingchu Army had a certain strength advantage, it was not particularly large. Moreover, it lacked the heavy artillery needed to siege the city and could only rely on traditional siege equipment such as ladders, rams, and trebuchets.
In addition, because the Jingchu army was short of pay and misappropriation of military pay was serious, a battalion of 3,000 people might actually have only half the number, and the number of good-looking and emaciated children in the army ranged from 14 to 50 to 50 to 60 There are many old men.
Even so, the army can only survive on two meals a day, and most of them are owed military pay for several months!
Even if money is given out, generals at all levels will reach out step by step, and in the end, only one out of ten will actually get it into the hands of the soldiers... ··
Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the Jingchu Army can be imagined, so Duan Zhibao believes that it is normal for the war to end like this. Not to mention Duan Zhibao, even if the Great Luo Immortal comes, he will have to scratch his head!
If you want quick results, unless your Sun Chenggong changes his surname to Ye Chenggong, and then transfers the Fengwu Army over!
The Fengwu Army's dozens or hundreds of heavy artillery fired a wave, and then the infantry followed up and charged without fear of death. After a few waves, the defenders on the opposite side couldn't hold it anymore!
Duan Zhibao, who was full of grievance and anger, was ready to vent his anger on the maid and servants as soon as he walked into the mansion. However, before he could speak, he heard the butler Duan Wu whisper:
"Sir, Mr. Guo is here! Waiting for you in the study!"
Hearing the words "Mr. Guo", Duan Zhibao's expression immediately changed a lot. Then he nodded and walked straight towards the study.
After a while, Duan Zhibao came to his study. Seeing Duan Zhibao return, a middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance but extraordinary bearing immediately stood up from his chair. Duan Zhibao raised his hands and said:
"Guo Yuan has met General Duan!"
Seeing this, Duan Zhibao nodded with a smile, then waved to Mr. Guo opposite him to take a seat, and asked the maid to serve Guo Yuan another cup of fragrant tea.
After exchanging a few words, Duan Zhibao, a military general, also asked Guo Yuan directly:
"Mr. Guo, I wonder why you came here today?"
Facing Duan Zhibao's inquiry, Guo Yuan smiled and said:
"General Duan, you are a rare smart person in the Jingchu army. I think you should have checked out my details..."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Duan Zhibao's face immediately faded, and his gaze towards Guo Yuan became serious.
Six months ago, he was promoted by Sun Chenggong to command the Jingchu Army. At the same time, he met this Anqing businessman named Guo Yuan.
Guo Yuan claimed to be an Anqing businessman. He wanted to do some glassware, gold and silver jewelry and other businesses in Jingchu, so he also wanted to make friends with some prominent people in Jingchu, so he deliberately made friends with gold and silver. Under the temptation, Duan Zhibao also became familiar with him.
Duan Zhibao is a careful person, and as he got acquainted with Guo Yuan, he gradually realized that Guo Yuan's goods came from the north.
The money Guo Yuan earned in Jingchu was not sent back to his hometown in Anqing as he said, but was also sent to the north.
This made Duan Zhibao gradually realize that Guo Yuan's identity was not as simple as just a businessman as he said!
Duan Zhibao thought about reporting Guo Yuan to Sun Chenggong, but at that time Fengwu Army and Jing
The relationship between the Chu army and the Chu army was in the honeymoon period. Sun Chenggong wanted to use the power of the Fengwu army to get rid of the control of the Luo'an court and obtain the firearms of the Fengwu army.
In addition, the Fengwu army defeated the Luoan court in Yun, showing the momentum of swallowing up the world, so Duan Zhibao thought about it again and again and decided to keep this matter in his heart without telling anyone... ·········
Although he was a little surprised that Guo Yuan would take the initiative to talk to him about his identity today, Duan Zhibao had a clear understanding of the purpose of Guo Yuan's move.
Seeing that Duan Zhibao was sullen and silent, Guo Yuan smiled slightly and took out a token from his arms, handed it to Duan Zhibao with both hands and said:
"General Duan, my real name is Ye Pengchao, and I serve as the commander of hundreds of households in the military force!"
"I'm sorry that I haven't been honest with you during this time. This is my identity token. Please check it!"
Because Guo Yuan's identity had been guessed for a long time, Duan Zhibao was not surprised by Guo Yuan's self-reported identity at this time. He just glanced at the token in Guo Yuan's hand and said coldly:
"Your surname is Ye? Are you from the Ye family?"
Faced with Duan Zhibao's question, Guo Yuan, that is, Ye Pengchao, showed a hint of arrogance on his face, then he nodded in Duan Zhibao's eyes and said:
"Exactly!"
Listening to Ye Pengchao's words, Duan Zhibao narrowed his eyes and continued to preach coldly:
"Ye Baihu, you disguised your identity and came to Jingchu to do business with evil intentions. As the commander of the Jingchu army, I can put you to death right now!"
Feeling the killing intent in Duan Zhibao's words, Ye Pengchao did not panic at all, but continued with a smile:
"General Duan, this is Jingchu. My life is in your hands. As long as you nod, my life will be yours!"
At this point, Ye Pengchao's voice turned serious and he said:
"But if I, Ye Pengchao, were afraid of death, I would not have come to Jingchu..."
After finishing his words, just when Duan Zhibao was about to attack, Ye Pengchao put his token on the table, then took out a letter and handed it to Duan Zhibao and said:
"This is a letter written by Director Su of our Fengwu Army Foreign Affairs Bureau to General Duan!"
Looking at the letter near Chi Chi, Duan Zhibao showed a trace of hesitation in his eyes. Seeing this, Ye Pengchao continued:
"General Duan, you have actually been aware of my identity for a long time. You could have reported it to Sun Chenggong and asked Sun Chenggong to kill me, but you did not do so. This is how smart you are, General Duan!"
"As the saying goes, the general trend of this world will inevitably break up if it stays together for a long time, and it will unite if it stays divided for a long time!"
"Now that the Luo'an court has been defeated by our army, our Fengwu army marches into Guanzhong and takes Luo'an directly. Guess what my Fengwu army will do next?"
Duan Zhibao couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this. Everyone knew that after the Fengwu Army defeated the Luo'an court, they would go south to capture the southern provinces!
Although the change in Duan Zhibao's expression was very subtle, it was still noticed by Ye Pengchao. Seeing this, Ye Pengchao felt even more proud. He knew that Duan Zhibao, although superficially loyal to Sun Chenggong, wished he could treat Sun Chenggong as filial as his father!
But in fact, Duan Zhibao is just a wallflower at heart. He will fall to whoever is stronger!
If he didn't have this confidence, he wouldn't have come to Duan Zhibao today and proactively reported his identity...
Although he despised Duan Zhibao's style of saying that if you have breasts, you are a mother, at this moment Ye Pengchao continued to bewitch him:
"General Duan, I'm not afraid to tell you that Jingchu is the first target of our Fengwu Army heading south!"
"You are the commander of the Jingchu Army. You know the combat effectiveness of the Jingchu Army best. Your army cannot even successfully deal with a partial division of the Zhennan Army left in the south of Jingchu. It is trapped in a quagmire of fierce fighting. What can your army do to deal with it? I serve as the tiger and wolf division of the martial arts army?"
Duan Zhibao looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, but Ye Pengchao's words were true and he could not refute them. Although the Jingchu Army had not yet fought against the Fengwu Army, Duan Zhibao felt the same in his heart,
The Jingchu Army is no match for the Fengwu Army!
If the Fengwu Army really invades Jingchu, it will be a complete disaster for the Jingchu Army, and the Jingchu Army may even collapse at the first touch!
"General Duan, this letter is a turning point in your life. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Whether you want to be buried with Sun Chenggong or stand on the side of the winner and enjoy the glory of victory is all in your mind now. It’s time!"
Under Ye Pengchao's coercion and inducement, Duan Zhibao hesitated for a moment and finally made the right choice and took the letter Su Qin wrote to him from Ye Pengchao... ···
There were not many words in the letter. Duan Zhibao read the letter three times over a cup of tea, with a hint of doubt in his expression.
He originally thought that the letter Su Qin gave him would promise him some conditions, such as what kind of official position he would be granted and how much money he would be rewarded.
However, Su Qin's letter did not mention this aspect at all. He only praised him as Jingchu in the Jingchu Army and welcomed him to join the Fengwu Army.
Duan Zhibao was naturally a little unhappy about this, feeling that Fengwu Army had neglected him, but when he thought of Fengwu Army's current power, he still managed to suppress his displeasure and asked Ye Pengchao:
"Ye Baihu, I wonder how the Fengwu Army plans to arrange for me and my subordinates?"
Ye Pengchao said meaningfully after hearing this:
"How to arrange General Duan mainly depends on your performance, General Duan!"
"But what I can tell you, General Duan, is that our Fengwu Army has already had preliminary ideas on how to arrange the Jingchu Army. The general staff's intention is to reorganize the Jingchu Army and leave only young and capable soldiers. Organized into the Fifth Army of the Fengwu Army, with two divisions under its jurisdiction!"
As soon as these words came out, Duan Zhibao understood what Ye Pengchao meant and immediately spoke:
"Ye Baihu, just tell me what you want Duan to do!"
Ye Pengchao also laughed when he heard this:
"It's a pleasure to talk to a smart person like you, General Duan! Then I won't talk in circles. We hope that General Duan can take over the front line of the Jingchu Army... "
Listening to what Ye Pengchao said, Duan Zhibao seemed to realize something. He pondered for a moment and tentatively said to Ye Pengchao:
"Ye Baihu, didn't your Coordination Office only find me?"
Ye Pengchao just smiled and said nothing. Seeing this, Duan Zhibao continued:
"If my prediction is correct, you also found Li Zhengyong. He has two battalions of 7,000 troops in Hanyang, enough to launch a coup!"
"You asked me to take over the frontline war because you were worried that if Li Zhengyong launched a coup, the morale of the frontline troops would be unstable and the Zhennan Army would take advantage!"
Listening to what Duan Zhibao said, Ye Pengchao neither admitted nor denied, but continued to speak helplessly:
"General Duan, as you can see, I am just one of the hundreds of households in the Coordination Office. There are thousands of households above me, including deputy directors and directors!"
"The task I got is to recruit you, General Duan, to take over the Jingchu Army's frontline operations. As for the rest, I don't know anything about it!"
Duan Zhibao snorted coldly when he heard this and said:
"Ye Baihu, I don't care what your plan is, but I want to be the commander of the Fifth Army!"
"Agree to my conditions and ask Marshal Ye to sign a letter of appointment for me. I, Duan, will be willing to sell his life to the Fengwu Army!"
"Otherwise..."
Faced with the conditions proposed by Duan Zhibao, Ye Pengchao was a little helpless, but he could only say:
"With such a high position as the commander of General Duan's Fifth Army, I cannot be the master of a hundred households. Only the commander-in-chief can decide this matter."
"I can only convey your request to my superior, and then my superior will report your request to the commander-in-chief. This process takes time!"
Duan Zhibao nodded and said:
"No problem, I can wait! Your troops have just entered Guanzhong and captured Luo'an to stabilize Guanzhong.
It takes time, let’s not rush and take our time! "
"Although our Jingchu army cannot take back the southern state capitals now, Jingchu still has 100,000 capable warriors, and there are nearly a million people in more than ten state capitals. Marshal Ye only needs a letter of appointment to allow us to serve as The effect is fatal!"
"Such a simple account, with Marshal Ye's wisdom and prowess, I think he will definitely settle it!"
Hearing what Duan Zhibao said, Ye Pengchao could only nod his head and echoed casually. Then Duan Zhibao seemed to have remembered something and told Ye Pengchao:
"Sun Chenggong is a man who enjoys great achievements and is headstrong. He doesn't pose much of a threat! But his master, Cheng Pingzhi, is good at strategy and is a powerful figure!"
"Furthermore, Cheng Pingzhi is very loyal to the Sun family, so if your department wants to plot against Chu, you must get rid of this person first!"
"As long as Cheng Ping's grandson Cheng Chenggong is eliminated, he will be a toothless tiger!"
"The Thousand Tiger Guards have been very rampant in Jingchu recently. Your department can use their names to attack, so Sun Chenggong will not doubt it!"
Ye Pengchao's expression suddenly became serious upon hearing this, he raised his hands towards Duan Zhibao and said:
"Thank you, General Duan, for telling me. Our department will take it seriously..."
